1. Central United States and South-Central Canada:
A RELATIVELY DRY WEEK
Little or no precipitation fell across the region, except for 20 to 80
mm in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. Scattered showers
also delivered 20 to 40 mm of rain to extreme southern portions of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Since April 1, however, most of the region has
received 100 to 410 mm of rain, resulting in moisture excesses of 50 to
200 mm [WET - 4 to 11 weeks].
2. Eastern United States and Southeastern Canada:
STILL VERY DRY
Little or no rain fell on the southeastern United States as unusually dry
conditions returned. Farther north fewer than 30 mm of precipitation was
observed at most locations, except for 30 to locally 70 mm along the Atlantic
Seaboard from central New Jersey northward to the Canadian border and on
scattered areas of northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes. Precipitation
shortfalls since April 1 ranged from 100 to 200 mm along the Gulf Coast,
across the mid-Atlantic and southern New England, and in Nova Scotia while
moisture deficits of 50 to 100 mm prevailed elsewhere. According to the
media, the dry conditions exacerbated wildfires across northern Florida
and extreme southern Georgia [DRY - 4 to 10 weeks].
3. Western Europe, Northeastern Africa, and the Middle East:
UNUSUAL WARMTH CONTINUES
Weekly departures again averaged above normal over western Europe from
the British Isles southeastward to the Mediterranean Sea (+2°C to +6°C),
and over northeastern Africa and the Middle East from Libya eastward to
Iraq and Saudi Arabia (+1°C to + 6°C). The mercury reached as high
as 27°C at Limoges, France (46°N) and 44°C at Yenbo, Saudi
Arabia (24°N) [WARM - 2 to 10 weeks].
4. Turkey:
DRYNESS DEVELOPS
Scanty rains fell over much of Turkey as dry weather has prevailed for
the last month [DRY - 4 to 8 weeks].
5. East-Central Africa:
MOISTURE DEFICITS INCREASE
Fewer than 30 mm of precipitation fell on central and south-central Ethiopia,
most of Kenya, and northern Tanzania during the past week. Moisture shortages
since the beginning of April ranged from 50 to 220 mm, with the largest
deficits reported in north-central Kenya [DRY - 4 to 6 weeks].
6. Southern India:
UNUSUALLY COOL WEATHER DEVELOPS
Temperatures were 3°C to 6°C below normal across northern Karnataka,
eastern Maharashtra, and western Andhra Pradesh, but were within 3°C
of normal elsewhere. Despite subnormal temperatures, weekly lows remained
above 20°C and weekly highs exceeded 30°C across the region. [COLD
- 2 to 3 weeks].
7. Central Siberia:
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES DOMINATE
Weekly departures of +5°C to +8°C prevailed across central Asian
Russia, with weekly highs exceeding 30°C at most locations, and approaching
34°C as far north as Bor (62°N). The media indicated that wildfires
have been exacerbated by the high temperatures [WARM - 2 to 5 weeks].
8. East-Central China:
REGION REMAINS WET
Scattered thunderstorms spread moderate to heavy rain (25 to 70 mm) from
Henan and Hubei Provinces eastward into Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi,
and Fujian Provinces. According to media reports, heavy rains in Fujian
resulted in flooding that claimed several lives. Since the start of April,
precipitation totals ranged from 300 to 700 mm across much of the area
with moisture surpluses reaching as much as 405 mm [WET - 4 to 10 weeks].
9. Southeastern Asia:
WETNESS CONTINUES
Moderate to heavy rain (25 to 100 mm) again soaked much of the Indochina
Peninsula and south-central China. Since the first of April, precipitation
totals (moisture excesses) reached as much as 1020 mm (+760 mm) in Vietnam,
1180 mm (+450 mm) in Thailand, 535 mm (+175 mm) in Malaysia, and 630 mm
(+155 mm) in southern China [WET - 4 to 19 weeks].
10. Central Australia:
UNUSUALLY MILD WEATHER REPORTED
Temperatures were as much as 5°C above normal across South Australia,
northwestern New South Wales, southwestern Queensland, and southern Northern
Territory. The mercury climbed above 30°C as far south as north-central
South Australia [WARM - 2 to 4 weeks].